SBA meetings
Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.
Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.
Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions
Fall/Winter Location:
Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center dining room. Take Thomas Run road and go to the roundabout to entrance #2, parking lot C, building C. HCC policy for COVID-19 is that you must wear a face mask while in the building. Link to map and directions
SBA summer picnic August 10, 2022 at 6PM
Picnic is at Jane and Drew's Lost Acre Farm. Bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Upcoming Meetings:Past Meetings (with links to notes, when available)
| January 13, 2021 | Stephan Repasky | Single brood chamber management |
| February 10, 2021 | Zac Lamas | What can 100 bees and a queen tell us about the bee world? Using this new method to study viral transmission. |
| March 10, 2021 | Dr. Sammy Ramsey | Varroa after the fat: Current research endeavors to fight the mite. |
| April 14, 2021 | Panel discussion: spring management | |
| May 12, 2021 | Cybil Preston | Mite treatment |
| June 9, 2021 | Show and tell: favorite bee gadgets | |
| July 14, 2021 | David Papke | Hive management techniques |
| September 9, 2021 | Lloyd Snyder | Fall management |
| October 13, 2021 | Dewey Caron | Reading Bee Hives |
| November 10, 2021 | SBA Panel | Hive winterizing demonstration |
| January 12, 2022 | Amy Vu | Overview of The BeeMD, lab resources and current research |
| February 9, 2022 | Mark Dykes | The Bee Squad Recording: click here for the zoom recording |
| March 9, 2022 | SBA panel | Spring management techniques |
| April 13, 2022 | Steve Repasky, EAS. Master beekeeper | Swarm prevention with SBA local swarm prevention methods |
| May 11, 2022 | Cybil Preston, MD state bee inspector | Pests and diseases |
| June 8, 2022 | Show and tell |